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How did Stalin maintain his control in Soviet Union?

Joseph Stalin controlled Russia by forcing the people to worship him secretively. This is called propaganda. He also used the secret police to spread important news and lies about the country, the country's government and Stalin. Stalin would say that Russia was a democratic government, so the people would vote, but there would only be one party to vote for. Communists.Stalin control the USSR by propaganda, fear, purges, gulags and show trails!He also used his popularity to enforce laws and policies.Terror: such as the Purges and the use of the OGPU, his secret police, who could arrest people easily without giving a reason, creating a climate of fear.Propaganda: posters and socialist realist art, such as novels and paintings glorified Stalin and created 'the cult of Stalin' where Stalin was almost worshiped and seen as 'god-like'Censorship: Stalin censored press items and books to make sure no one presented him in a negative way, and if they did he would have them executed. He also doctored photos to make it appear as if his rivals never existedReligion: Stalin attacked religion, and encouraged instead worship of himself. Nearly 40'000 Christian churches and 25'000 mosques were closed down.


Did Stalin send Jews to concentration camps like Hitler?

No, though he turned anti-Jewish in old age (1951 on). There were antisemitic undertones during the Great Purges, but there was no attempt to exterminate ordinary Jews or send them to camps for simply being Jewish.


Josef stalin dominated the soviet union using the tactics of what?

13 million Russian soldiers died in World War 2. Russia's huge population gave Stalin a tactical advantage, the Russian army was huge and cheap, soldiers could easily be replaced. Stalin also allowed women to join the army which supplied even more soldiers. Stalin also used the Russian winter against the Germans who weren't prepared for the subzero conditions. Stalin used his huge army and the climate of Mother Russia to eventually overcome the Nazis and push them back to Berlin, where the Russian army raised the Hammer and Sickle over the capitol building and blew apart the swastika.


What were the conditions like when Stalin was ruling?

the people were in constant fear of upsetting the authorities because they knew that if they were found guilty of any act against Stalin or the soviet union, they would be killed. Stalin would have anyone he saw as a threat shot in the back of the head. if they were lucky, they would receive the lesser punishment of being sent to one of the gulags, which were inescapable prisons where prisoners were likely to be starved and torchered until they died. another punishment, which was supposed to be the least severe, was to be sent to work on a ukranian farm. the people in ukrain were starving and ridiculously mistreatted by Stalin, and millions of them starved to death during the world's only man-made famine that lasted for all of Stalin's rule. there was no shortage of food during this time. Stalin kept the food from them to give to the urban workers, but that is a completely different issue.


Why doesn't Stalin react when Germany eventually invades the USSR?

Stalin did react to the invasion of the Germans. He sent troops he just did not send ALL his troops. He held back because he wanted his troops for the eastern front.

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How did Stalin maintain his control in Soviet Union?

Joseph Stalin controlled Russia by forcing the people to worship him secretively. This is called propaganda. He also used the secret police to spread important news and lies about the country, the country's government and Stalin. Stalin would say that Russia was a democratic government, so the people would vote, but there would only be one party to vote for. Communists.Stalin control the USSR by propaganda, fear, purges, gulags and show trails!He also used his popularity to enforce laws and policies.Terror: such as the Purges and the use of the OGPU, his secret police, who could arrest people easily without giving a reason, creating a climate of fear.Propaganda: posters and socialist realist art, such as novels and paintings glorified Stalin and created 'the cult of Stalin' where Stalin was almost worshiped and seen as 'god-like'Censorship: Stalin censored press items and books to make sure no one presented him in a negative way, and if they did he would have them executed. He also doctored photos to make it appear as if his rivals never existedReligion: Stalin attacked religion, and encouraged instead worship of himself. Nearly 40'000 Christian churches and 25'000 mosques were closed down.


Did Stalin send Jews to concentration camps like Hitler?

No, though he turned anti-Jewish in old age (1951 on). There were antisemitic undertones during the Great Purges, but there was no attempt to exterminate ordinary Jews or send them to camps for simply being Jewish.


Josef stalin dominated the soviet union using the tactics of what?

13 million Russian soldiers died in World War 2. Russia's huge population gave Stalin a tactical advantage, the Russian army was huge and cheap, soldiers could easily be replaced. Stalin also allowed women to join the army which supplied even more soldiers. Stalin also used the Russian winter against the Germans who weren't prepared for the subzero conditions. Stalin used his huge army and the climate of Mother Russia to eventually overcome the Nazis and push them back to Berlin, where the Russian army raised the Hammer and Sickle over the capitol building and blew apart the swastika.


What message did Stalin want to send to the British and US governments?

what message did Stalin want to send out to US and British governments


Why was a knock on the door considered to be scary during the great purge?

Stalin, the corrupt ruler of the USSR purged his own country by having the KGB (Soviet Secret Police) purge anybody who was even the slightest bit suspicious of treason, even if they weren't and even if he didn't have a reason. He would send them to gulags in Siberia (gulags were the harsh prison camps that the soviet union used) tortured them until they gave the information they wanted (even if it was false) or simply killed them. Stalin even prosecuted many of his and the armys superior officers. Millions died, and everybody was very paranoid and scared about it. That is why.


Did Stalin send Jews to cocentration camps like Hilter did?

No, Stalin was not anti-semitic


What are the solutions to Stalin's problems?

Since the problems were usually people, send them to Siberian labor camps or nuke those capitalist pigs!


Did Stalin send dissidents to Serbia to prevent possible coup or assassination?

Yes


What were the conditions like when Stalin was ruling?

the people were in constant fear of upsetting the authorities because they knew that if they were found guilty of any act against Stalin or the soviet union, they would be killed. Stalin would have anyone he saw as a threat shot in the back of the head. if they were lucky, they would receive the lesser punishment of being sent to one of the gulags, which were inescapable prisons where prisoners were likely to be starved and torchered until they died. another punishment, which was supposed to be the least severe, was to be sent to work on a ukranian farm. the people in ukrain were starving and ridiculously mistreatted by Stalin, and millions of them starved to death during the world's only man-made famine that lasted for all of Stalin's rule. there was no shortage of food during this time. Stalin kept the food from them to give to the urban workers, but that is a completely different issue.


Why doesn't Stalin react when Germany eventually invades the USSR?

Stalin did react to the invasion of the Germans. He sent troops he just did not send ALL his troops. He held back because he wanted his troops for the eastern front.


Why did Stalin refuse aid from the U.S.-sponsored Marshall Plan?

He wanted to send a message of self-sufficiency to his communist allies.


. Why did Stalin refuse aid from the U.S.-sponsored Marshall Plan?

He wanted to send a message of self-sufficiency to his communist allies.